§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list those locations where more than five MOD police personnel are based. [65715]
§ Mr. IngramThe following locations have a permanent complement of more than five Ministry of Defence police officers.
MOD police HQ Essex
Area policing teams
520W
- Aldershot
- Chatham
- Devonport
- Bovington
- Corsham1
- Innsworth
- South Wiltshire
- Dishforth
- Preston
- Gosport
- Chilwell
- Donnington
- Colchester
- Feltham
- Whitehall
Criminal investigation departments
- Aldershot
- Foxhill
- Catterick
- Clyde
- Central London
Stations
- DLO Andover
- Bordon Garrison
- DEFRA Fort Halstead
- RAF Hythe
- Longcross Barracks
- Solent Station Marchwood
- RMA Sandhurst
- DSL Beaconsfield
- Bicester Garrison
- AWE Burghfield
- RMCS Shrivenham
- RAF Welford
- RNAS Culdrose
- BRNC Dartmouth
- MOD Abbeywood
- JSU Corsham
- DERA Boscombe Down
- RAF Fairford
- Larkhill Garrison
- AAC Netheravon
- Porton Down
- Winterbourne Gunner
- RNAS Yeovilton
- HMS Forest Moor
- RAF Fylingdales
- AFC Harrogate
- DM Longtown
- RAF Menwith Hill
- DM Dean Hill2
- RDMC Fort Blockhouse
- DM Gosport
- HMNB Portsmouth
- NATO Balado Bridge
- DM Beith
- RNSE Caledonia
- HMNB Clyde
- DM Coulport
- DM Crombie
- DM Glen Douglas
- RNAS Prestwick
- QinetiQ West Freugh3
- DSDC Donnington
- Hereford Garrison
- DM Kineton
- RM Llantrisant
- QinetiQ Pendine3
- RAF Stafford
- RAF Alconbury
- Colchester Garrison
- Regents Park Barracks
- Feltham Station
- RAF Lakenheath
521W- Mill Hill
- QinetiQ Shoeburyness3
- US(N) London
- AWE Aldermaston
- RAF West Drayton
- Woolwich Garrison
1 The complement at this site is currently the subject of consultation with the Defence Police Federation. In the meantime, however, some officers from Corsham are being detached on a temporary basis to help reduce overtime where it is currently high.
2 Site due to close.
3 MDP complement due to be withdrawn.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to reduce the number of MOD police. [65717]
§ Mr. IngramThe overall strength of the Ministry of Defence police is kept under constant review to ensure that the staffing levels of the force match the tasking requirements. This will involve both the creation and the discontinuance of posts at different locations, and, where appropriate, the transfer of personnel.
§ Mr. GrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many MOD police there were in(a) 1997 and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available. [65716]
§ Mr. IngramThe strength of the force on 31 May 1997 was 3,807 officers and 3,338 on 31 May 2002.